An MEP only party

Member

Given that there is a topic being discussed undder the heading 'would you vote for libertas' with an emphasis on european elections, I ask the question would a political party survive if the had no interest in local or national elections but whose sole reason for existence was to represent Ireland in Europe. An MEP party only ??

In the UK it happens that MEP only party tends to be the cranks and the very party that want to leave the EU survive because of the MEP system. Here could a pratical MEP only party survive ?

Well-known member

UKIP has a smattering of elected councilors and an MP and some Lords through defections so it's not quite an MEP-only party. In fact it is the 4th biggest party in the UK in terms of candidates stood (and hence votes) in Westminster elections.

I presume something like Denmark's June Movement (which only contests Euro elections and has a sister party in Sweden now) would be a more appropriate comparison.

I think such a party culd survive but would have only limited support even at Euro elections.

ya it would be great to get a change, but in reality who would be better? seriously there is such a dearth of intellect within FF in particular that there would in all probability be somone who could be worse that her in the job!! now thats a frightening thought

Member

I would do nearly anything including mary to get harney out of her job in health I think she is the worst minister of health of all time ,the damage done will take decades to fix never mind the genuine problems that health has.

Member

I think the European Parliament and party system are designed so that they dilute their convictions and become ineffective. They just become part of the EU "wave" whatever direction it might be going in. This is especially relevant for conservative, rightist groupings.

An Euroskeptic-themed, MEP-only party would probably be ineffective in preserving the national sovereignty they wish to defend. National sovereignty is best defended at a national politics level - of course that takes a conscious, reinforced will to do so, which the likes of Fianna Fail obviously does not have.

Marxists, Feminists and Leftists operate on the basis of "liberating tolerance" - i.e. their ideas should be tolerated, and any opposition should be suppressed.

Active member

I think the European Parliament and party system are designed so that they dilute their convictions and become ineffective. They just become part of the EU "wave" whatever direction it might be going in. This is especially relevant for conservative, rightist groupings.

An Euroskeptic-themed, MEP-only party would probably be ineffective in preserving the national sovereignty they wish to defend. National sovereignty is best defended at a national politics level - of course that takes a conscious, reinforced will to do so, which the likes of Fianna Fail obviously does not have.